Fryderyk Chopin

Fryderyk Chopin

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Comments

2008

Formative Influences

20080512

Donald Macleod concentrates on Chopin's student years in Warsaw and an encounter with Paganini.

Variations (Souvenir de Paganini)

Fou T'song (piano)

Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op 11

Martha Argerich (piano)

Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Charles Dutoit (conductor)

Berceuse in D flat

Alfred Cortot (piano).

Concentrating on Chopin's student years in Warsaw and an encounter with Paganini.

2008

Making An Impact

20080513

Donald Macleod looks at Chopin's growing reputation and how he collected some celebrity fans including Robert Schumann.

Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20

Nikolai Demidenko (piano)

Variations on La ci darem la mano, Op 2

Emanuel Ax (piano)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op 22

Artur Rubinstein (piano).

2008

Young Love

20080514

Donald Macleod details how Chopin famously took as a lover the writer George Sand; she became the most important among the various women who played a significant role in his life.

Polonaise brillante in C, Op 3

Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Emanuel Ax (piano)

Etudes, Op 10 (excerpts)

Maurizio Pollini (piano)

Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49

Solomon (piano).

Chopin famously took the writer George Sand as his lover, who was one of many.

2008

George Sand And Nohant

20080515

The story of the relationship between Chopin and the writer George Sand.

2008

05 LAST

In Sickness And In Health

20080516

Donald Macleod tells the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music.

Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (Funeral March)

Martha Argerich (piano)

Preludes, Op 28 (excerps)

Havard Gimse (piano)

Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54

Claudio Arrau (piano)

Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60

Waltz in E flat, Op 18 No 1

Dinu Lipatti (piano).

Including the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
2008	01	Formative Influences	20080512	Donald Macleod concentrates on Chopin's student years in Warsaw and an encounter with Paganini. Variations (Souvenir de Paganini) Fou T'song (piano) Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op 11 Martha Argerich (piano) Montreal Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit (conductor) Berceuse in D flat Alfred Cortot (piano). Concentrating on Chopin's student years in Warsaw and an encounter with Paganini.
2008	02	Making An Impact	20080513	Donald Macleod looks at Chopin's growing reputation and how he collected some celebrity fans including Robert Schumann. Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) Variations on La ci darem la mano, Op 2 Emanuel Ax (piano) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Charles Mackerras (conductor) Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op 22 Artur Rubinstein (piano).
2008	03	Young Love	20080514	Donald Macleod details how Chopin famously took as a lover the writer George Sand; she became the most important among the various women who played a significant role in his life. Polonaise brillante in C, Op 3 Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Emanuel Ax (piano) Etudes, Op 10 (excerpts) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Fantaisie in F minor, Op 49 Solomon (piano). Chopin famously took the writer George Sand as his lover, who was one of many.
2008	04	George Sand And Nohant	20080515	The story of the relationship between Chopin and the writer George Sand.
2008	05 LAST	In Sickness And In Health	20080516	Donald Macleod tells the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music. Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (Funeral March) Martha Argerich (piano) Preludes, Op 28 (excerps) Havard Gimse (piano) Scherzo No 4 in E, Op 54 Claudio Arrau (piano) Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60 Waltz in E flat, Op 18 No 1 Dinu Lipatti (piano). Including the story of Chopin's battle with tuberculosis and its effect on his music.